Psychic1 wrote:
Product liability insurance, users claimed it gave them headaches from eye strain.
I used it and must agree, it did cause some discomfort.
Like furniture shopping with me wife ECF in the EOS 5 was working perfect for me. I shot the EOS 3 only one time, so I did not get any headaches. But I was amazed by the 45 point ECF. It was working perfect (for me).

gdanmitchell wrote:
There was never any real doubt that Canon would have to produce higher MP cameras, especially in the full-frame arena, given what other companies are doing.

Dan

Yes, you are absolutely right, Dan! But HERE on FM some try/tried severely to undermine the facts to push prices higher for current gear like e.g. the 5D III. "Surprisingly", those who told me I am totally wrong with my assumptions a few months ago are very, very quiet now.....for the most time at least.

price hasn't gone down. If BeachCamera is selling the bundle cheap is because Ebay carries the difference.

Retro, you enjoy dreaming so it's better not to 'wake' you up too often .

retrofocus wrote:
Yes, you are absolutely right, Dan! But HERE on FM some try/tried severely to undermine the facts to push prices higher for current gear like e.g. the 5D III. "Surprisingly", those who told me I am totally wrong with my assumptions a few months ago are very, very quiet now.....for the most time at least.

Ralph Conway wrote:
Is this mentioned to be FF? If, THIS will surely not be the entry level one ...

I believe it will be sorted into the top of the pyramid next to the 1Dx. 1Dx comes with FF 18MP and faster fps rate, the new rumored 3Dx comes very likely with FF 46 MP and slower fps rate. So you can choose between speed and resolution. It might unfortunately take a while (another 6 months?) for the 3Dx sensor technology to make its way down to 5D IV. I hoped that it would be instantly there as real competition against the D800, but after this rumor appearance I am not so sure anymore.

retrofocus wrote:
I don't see any conflicting rumors, most of them actually make sense. The only one I am in doubt with is the high MP cropped sensor camera. But I agree with your second paragraph fully.

In the very rumor you linked to, it states: "I’m still on the fence as to whether or not we’ll see another DSLR for Photokina, lots of conflicting information ."

An almost identical rumor was posted on northlight-images. That one however also mentions 16bit raw files. And that is red flag for me, makes me think it is someone's wish list. Because from a technical point there is not really much to be gained from going 14-bit to 16-bit. Well, except maybe marketing spin.

artd wrote:
In the very rumor you linked to, it states: "I’m still on the fence as to whether or not we’ll see another DSLR for Photokina, lots of conflicting information ."

An almost identical rumor was posted on northlight-images. That one however also mentions 16bit raw files. And that is red flag for me, makes me think it is someone's wish list. Because from a technical point there is not really much to be gained from going 14-bit to 16-bit. Well, except maybe marketing spim.

Yes, well, we will see, too early to know details about the specs, and I agree, some things might not be valid in regard to the detailed specs. I am sure it will get clearer in the next days and few weeks to come.

retrofocus wrote:
I believe it will be sorted into the top of the pyramid next to the 1Dx. 1Dx comes with FF 18MP and faster fps rate, the new rumored 3Dx comes very likely with FF 46 MP and slower fps rate. So you can choose between speed and resolution. It might unfortunately take a while (another 6 months?) for the 3Dx sensor technology to make its way down to 5D IV. I hoped that it would be instantly there as real competition against the D800, but after this rumor appearance I am not so sure anymore.

So this might be what I mentioned before. A high MP FF. All same like 1D X except resolution (sensor) and Framerate. Price tag at 1D X? Or in between X and 5D III? And still some space in pricerange for an entry level body instead of 5D II (the 7D II). :-)

Ralph Conway wrote:
So this might be what I mentioned before. A high MP FF. All same like 1D X except resolution (sensor) and Framerate. Price tag at 1D X? Or in between X and 5D III? And still some space in pricerange for an entry level body instead of 5D II (the 7D II). :-)

Ralph Conway wrote:
So this might be what I mentioned before. A high MP FF. All same like 1D X except resolution (sensor) and Framerate. Price tag at 1D X? Or in between X and 5D III? And still some space in pricerange for an entry level body instead of 5D II (the 7D II). :-)

Anything less than the equivalent of a 1D-Xs would be second rate. The relatively cheap, high MP, but sluggard body is of no interest to me. A pro body has the battery power, space and heat dissipation for the fast multiple processors needed to achieve decent framing rates at high resolution.

Can any new high MP Canon be a full-featured professional camera, like the 1DX, and still compete on price? Wouldn't that leave the field open to Nikon and the D800, at a much lower price?

I decided to stick with Canon because I have a few lenses that seem just unbelievably good to me, that I don't want to take a chance on parting with, even if I could replace some of them with equivalent Nikon models. Who knows what you are going to get? But if a new high MP, high feature, Canon body turns out to be ~$7,500, then that makes the choice for me, and it's off to Nikon.

I could see a high MP body with 5D3 focusing, or even with fewer focussing points, and optimized live view focussing (at least as good as 5D II now). And if you can, give me ISO 800 that's as good as ISO 200 (or 100!) on my 5d II. After that strip out whatever it takes to keep the cost down. If I have to stretch to $4,000, I'll grit my teeth and do it. More than that, why not switch?